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9 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 88TheWrapTodd GilchristTheWrapTodd GilchristIf there’s anything that Active Measures does most effectively, it’s to demonstrate the depths and the breadth of the corruption, the criminality, the immorality operating in contemporary politics.
- 80The Hollywood ReporterFrank ScheckThe Hollywood ReporterFrank ScheckActive Measures delivers a well-researched and smartly laid-out cinematic thesis that connects the myriad dots in skillful fashion.
- 75RogerEbert.comMatt FagerholmRogerEbert.comMatt FagerholmThere’s a priceless scene in Jack Bryan’s new documentary, Active Measures, where McCain is seen smirking through a speech delivered by the Russian president, as he sneers with theatrical menace in the senator’s direction.
- 70VarietyOwen GleibermanVarietyOwen GleibermanWhile it’s not as if the film comes up with some smoking gun that Robert Mueller hasn’t yet, it fills in the Trump-Russia connection in a dogged, rigorously reported, eyebrow-raising way.
- 70The New York TimesKen JaworowskiThe New York TimesKen JaworowskiThis formidable film is sometimes zealous to a fault: The credits cite more than 200 sources of archival material, from The Washington Post to YouTube channels. It’s a lot to take in, as names and numbers zip by, yet missing some of its points may be healthy. To explore every moment is to risk overdosing on outrage.
- 70Los Angeles TimesRobert AbeleLos Angeles TimesRobert AbeleJack Bryan’s thorough, chilling rabbit-hole inquiry into our president’s connections to Russia — Active Measures — is as good a place as any to fuel one’s fear/outrage.
- 60The GuardianCharles BramescoThe GuardianCharles BramescoBryan’s done his homework, mapping out an elaborate network of past wrongdoings with news clippings and TV footage. If the just deserts that this film demands ever come to pass, it will almost certainly be the most copiously photographed treason in a long and illustrious American tradition.
- 55Film Journal InternationalDaniel EaganFilm Journal InternationalDaniel EaganUnfortunately, Bryan's case quickly turns into a dense, confusing slog through a bewildering array of newspaper headlines, TV news clips, splashy graphics and talking heads.
- 50Village VoiceAlan ScherstuhlVillage VoiceAlan ScherstuhlActive Measures is an assault on the eyes, the ears, the mind. By coming on so strong, so fevered, Bryan achieves the dubious feat of making his host of documented facts, reasonable inferences, and alarming subjects for further research all seem seem less persuasive than if they had been presented more soberly.